Device and method for detecting microorganisms
US5094955A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 1990 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/235
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An instrument and a sealable vessel for detecting the presence of microorganisms in a specimen, the vessel containing a liquid culture medium communicating with a sensor means containing an indicator medium therein. Changes in the indicator medium resulting from pH change or change in CO.sub.2 concentration in the medium are detected from outside the vessel.
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